by M.K. Sudarshan October 6, 2026: Chennai, India Faith is not a composite of human faculties like thought, emotion, or principle; it is an existential posture that begins precisely where the mind, intellect, and cerebration completely run out. We often treat faith as if it were a psychological Swiss Army knife—a neat combination of human faculties.Continue reading ““What is Faith?”: The Last Straw — Decentered Minds and the Shore of Salvation”
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“Tabula Occulta”: Intentional Reciprocity in the Bhagavad-gītā, Viśiṣṭādvaita, and the Phenomenology of Divine Revelation
🕉️ New Essay: “Intentional Reciprocity”
What if Bhagavad-gītā 4.11 is not just a theological promise—but a metaphysical principle about the structure of consciousness itself?
Kṛṣṇa says: “In whatever way one worships Me, I reciprocate accordingly.”
Read through the lens of Edmond Husserl’s phenomenology and Rāmānuja’s Viśiṣṭādvaita, this verse reveals a profound truth:
✅ Consciousness is never ex nihilo—it’s eternally self-luminous.
✅ But its intentional reach (dharma-bhūta-jñāna) expands or contracts according to karma.
✅ Divine manifestation is proportional to the karmically shaped intentionality of the devotee.
✅ The real risk isn’t ex nihilo; it’s ex occulto—Bhagavān present but unrevealed.
For readers who love comparative philosophy, Vedānta, phenomenology, and the metaphysics of bhakti.